Paris: A survey report has revealed that even female scientists are not safe from sexual harassment in the workplace, with half of all female scientists worldwide having experienced sexual harassment.
Half of all female scientists worldwide have experienced sexual harassment at some point during their careers in the workplace, according to a survey report published on Thursday.
According to AFP, 49 percent of female scientists surveyed reported that they had experienced at least one incident of personal harassment, with nearly half reporting cases since the ‘Me Too’ movement in 2017. .
The survey, conducted by the L’Oréal Foundation and international polling firm Apsus, found that 65 percent of women said harassment had a negative impact on their careers, with one in five victims reporting harassment to their organization. What did
The survey was conducted among women who work in a variety of fields, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and are serving in more than 50 public and private organizations around the world.
A quarter of women said they had been inappropriately and repeatedly called a girl, doll or baby and insulted. 24 percent said they were also repeatedly asked questions about their personal or sex life, which caused anxiety. Most harassment cases occurred early in women’s careers.
One in five women said they did not feel safe in the workplace, while nearly 65 percent of women said there were no specific measures taken to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace.
It should be noted that the L’Oréal Foundation, which works closely with the United Nations agency UNESCO, and supports women scientists, has called on academic and research institutions to adopt a zero-tolerance policy against harassment.
It should be noted that only 33% of scientific researchers worldwide are women and only 4% of women in the field of science have won the Nobel Prize.
